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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-20

BANGOR, Ne, Sept 70 The stories re,
garding the fall of the meteor at VaDceboro
or McAdam junction, last Thursday, which
are still being printed are entirely destitute
of foundation No meteor fell in this state OF
in the province, so far as known
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-20

NEW York, Sept, "a Washington
dispatch to The Post says that Gen. N P
Banks, United States marshal for Massa
chusetts, Is in danger of losing his position
on account of confusion in his accounts.
There is no doubt of his integrity. and there
is no shortage, but his method of managing
the office is said not to satisfy the strict
business standard of the Washington Off
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-20

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Sept ga serious
and fatal railroad accident occurred on the
indianapolis & st. Louis railroad fifty five
miles west Of this city at : O'Clock Monday
afternoon. Michael and james Readings,
father and son, engineer and fireman re-
spectiveiy, were instantly killed. The engine
left the tack and ran partly NJ steep bank
and turned completely over The baggage
car was then thrown across the track, and
this brought the passenger coaches to a stand
still The engineer and fireman were buried
under the engine, and the escaping steam
tore all the skin from their faces. The hand
of the engineer still grasPed the throttle of
his engine when found None of the passen-
gers were injured
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-20

LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept 20-The fall meet
ing OF the Jockey club opened here Monday
Elmira won the \ mile in 0:511a, Birthday
the 4 mile in l:S2ls, Patton the q mile in
l:l1i4, lnsolence the | mile in All, and
Fosteral the l-l6 miles in l:5II%
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-20

THE sublimest cheek of the age is tina,
of Foraker, when he charges the presi
dent with revival of sectionalism. 1t is
the old fable of the wolf and the lamb
over again
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-20

LONDON, Sept 20-Eight men were killed
in "a boiler explosion Monday on board the
steamship Elbe, built for the West Indian
trade The vessel was on trial trip to Stokes
haV
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-20

WASHINGTON CITY, Sept 2O-Gen Johr
c. Black, the commissioner of pensions, whf
has been confined TO his home in this city fol
the past few days by a recurrence of an at.
tack Of rheumatism, is reported TO be much
hatteF
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-20

SENATOR MCDONALD believes thor
oughly in Cleveland, and has no doubt
that he can have q second term if he
wants it. Nobody doubts that now.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-20
A TRAIN DI6PATCHER'S FAULT.


Two FreightS Wrecked and a Giant Pow
der ExpIosion-Three Men Killed.
WHKEsRARRE, Sept. 2O-A terrible rail-
road accident happened on the north branch
Of the Pennsylvania railroad. near Mon
anOqua Monday evening. The train dis
patcher at Honey Pot allowed two freight
trains travelling in opposite directions to
come together on single track. The trains
were running at the rate of twenty miles an
hour, and cohded on a deep curve The
engineers and iremen jumped and saved
their lives The collision was heard for
miles; four box cars loaded with giant pow
der exploded with terrific force, tearing up
the rocks, track, ties and about twenty five
cars; the latter caught fire and with their
contents were DESTROYED.
The following brakemen were fatally in
jured in the wreck Lewis Metz, facture of
shoulder and terribly burned; Elwood
Swank, both legs broken; james Kean, hip
dislocated, and burned Some of the cars
were thrown by the force of the explosion a
distance of an eight of mile The loss to
the railroad company will be Slo0 900 Both
engines were thrown down the embankment
and are complete wreck
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-20

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 2U -Four trains OF
G. A r delegates to the st. Louis encamp
ment left this city, Los Angeles and Sar
Diego Monday night The veterans and then
friends number about q, 0Oo, and occupy
fifty cars.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-20

An O'Neil, Neb., girl fell out of a Sec
ond story window to the ground. and
landed uninjured on her rubber hustle.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-20
THE MARkE rs.


CHctGo. Sept 10.
On the board of trade to day the quotations
were as follows Nheat-No = September
opened o'tec closed o'ss ooc nominal. 'ct"oer
opened 6sSl lsc closed 0s1s-69c; November
opeheu o'4C d>Neu' cioSeu '"'4f ashen t"th
NO. Septe'h"es opened 'oese einS''h @ic oid
pctopeF, Opened "9sc, c'''s''d tlc "''ii No'eWher
opened 'o's'' Closed size ma "a'S NO sep
temDer' Opened ana CHOSEN t''sc nominal 'ct'
oef' opened S''sc. CLOSED % November
Opened Ss4c' closed -'4c pld f"fk iear
opened sli.s o,u' c'oSel s.I"o nominal Jan
uary op,neo So e'osfs a.. s ~ ~, ia''-'ep
'ei''oer' ofe''e" anu e''s'i S""''~e
Live s'ock -Ihe Union stock yards report tht
following prices; hogs-Market opened active
515. rough packing, si7s94a1; heavy mack
ing and shipping lots 81 NH5 ~ Cattle
Slow, weak; native beeves, S. IBam cows
81 5d02.15. stockers Sl.50dJSn Texas carmeB's
81 7hL12 50: dressed beef Texans Slg5G3 ~
Shaan. Cuiat s,eadv. natives a. z56,1 IN. ,.ast
49, ~ 80 so -, w - 80
eFhs anu lehhhs sa"0lAh1' iatln> St~
as 90
po,,,,o 1., I,;, -o,,,,. ,e5s.,,, 800
oo".e. n"''ri h'e c'oat"O'>' io""~-' P'i
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-20

JOHN MOST has no right TO citizenship
here or anywhere else. he should be
known as the man without country.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-20

WASHINGTON CITY, Sept 20 The croI
report Just received saws of Illinois, that
owing to the continued dry weather that has
prevailed since the latter part of June corr
has lost steadily in condition until now it i
estimated at about one half an average yielC
Der acre
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-20

HAvERHILL, Mass, Sept 20-At meet
ing of the striking Mckay stitchers Monday
afternoon, it was voted to notify the manu-.
facturers that they were ready to go to work
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-20

Repped silks are combined with plain
with excellent effect.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-20

BERLIN, Sept. 2O-On Friday and Satur.
day last some women, unobserved by the 20.
lice, distributed 50, Socialist phamphlets
about the streets of this city.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-20
CHlcAco, ROCK EskAMp & pACgEEc R,Y

BY Of d
nd link IN that system which invites and
main Joliet,
Knoxville Audubon,
Cent? and
IN
Elann cites Towns md
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-12

A little man with gray eyes rushed INTO the
smoking room of IA Pullman car of the Chi
caSo and Atlantic road the other day and,
taking a safety match from the safe on the
wall, began scratching the percussion end on
the woodwork Two bald headed men who
were sitting in the compartment smiled
serenely as they watched the little fellow 5
vain efforts 10 strike a light:
You can't light one of those matches un-
less you strike the emery paper on the side of
the safe said enc Of the SPECTATORS, bccoming
annoyed at the raSping noise.
The ''grceny" smiled complacently and said
he guessed he could Another match was
rubbed along the panels Of the room, then
across the sole of big isht foot, and finally
broken in diagonal sweep over Il pantaloon
ieg.
You can't do it. tell you," repeated the
sane spectator. shifting his position.
"Betcher 81 can, replied the little man.
But YOU will light it in your cigar"
NO, sir. Do you want TO cover that betF'
Certainly"
"And does your friend want another 3 Of
it,
'Of course" said the other spectator, speak
ing for himself.
Four 81 bills Were piled upon one another
in quick order. and then the little man took
a match from the safe, walked up to the door
and rubbed the percussion head along the
ground, fiiuty glass The little stick burst
into flame and burned rapidly as the little
man picked up the four bills and walked out
upon the platform to enjoy the crisp air.
After he had gone the bald headed men spoke
to one another i'll a strange tongue.-Chicago
Herald
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-12

| do not say that these mountain farms are
steep | simply state that water readily runs
of when applied to them.
Tobacco is the great staple here. 1t is
mostly Of the smoking variety, though on the
bottom lands a very hardy dwarf plug to
bacco grows easily, and during long season
planters may readily grow the large tropical
plug tobacco.
II is a rare sight to pass along the country
road and see the navy plug tobacco Of North
Carolina rising to its full height in the go-
rious autumn sun, while through its waving
bougbs the nut brown or seal brown plug to-
bacco of trade, with its glittering little tin
tag near the stem, may lie readily distin-
guished
Finecut tobacco also grows here to a great
height. Everything that goes To make life
worth living MAY he found in the widest pro
fusion. Whisky Is SO plenty here that intem-
perance is not IA mark Of distinction.
Corn whisky whether made beneath the
broad glare Of the MONDAY sun or by the
moonlight process, is within the reach Of all
1t Is 80 plenty that | do not care for ii, and |
know that an Iowa man could put in "A winter
here that would be memorable throughout his
hfe
You ask about the matter of health, and
am pleased TO state that there has not been a
circular printed or sent out from here during
the past ten years that did not state in the
most emphatic terms that this is a very heal
thy country People who had enjoyed good
health while here have gone north III several
instances only to return in a deceased cOGdi-
ton from drowning or some other miasnatic
influence.
When | first came here | was dissatisfied l
yearnei for something that | did not find Ii
was not scenery or climate, for each of these
We're common occurrence. but | soon got
acquainted, and i'll less than two weeks had
been addressed two times as colonel now
enjoy the south very much.
Fruits of all kinds grow here and are used
for eating purposes almost exclusively. The
apple, the peach. the Hubbard squash, the
grape. the octoroon, the ounce, the pecan,
the persimmon and the opossum grow here.
Figs do not mature in this latitude.
This is great country for lung diseases.
People with fractional lungs come here from
every quarter of the globe. There are so
many people here with lung diseases that a
man who is simply baidheaded does not at
once obtain recognition.
The water is very good for drinking pur-
poses, and | have always heard it highly
spoken of.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-12
Jay Gould No Log Roller.

While jay Gould was in Little Roc, a few
DAYS ago standing on a street corner, an old
negro showed his way through the crowd, ap-
preached the railroad car and said: Look
heah, dis heah amt jay Gould, Is it That's
my name ~De Gould whut daris SO much
'plaint erbout'' There is some complaint
with regard to me, regret to say" Wall,
declar An dis heah little man is de puSson
dat hab raised sich a skeer wy, sab, ISe
got er boy dat amt no mo- dan ~ yeahs ole
dat ken whup yer; ken fling yer down, sab,
an gin Yer de vantage o de holt When |
heerd folks talk erbout yer thoG. ut dat Yer
wuz er mighty man, did. sho'. Heard er lot
O. white men er talkin'. an one o 'em said dat
yer'd come down heah ter log roll wid de leg
islatur'. Wy, little man, yersef doan' kno'
how ter roll logs. bet yer dat, as ole as is
right now-an' III he siSty-f' in August
ken outlif yer at er han spike. Wanter try
me, saht" Il believe not Mr.. Gould re
piled ''Haw, haw! yer knows dat l ken
down yer. Talk ter me erbout er log roller
-Arkansaw Traveller.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-12
The Skipper's Fish Yarn.

"A curious thing said the skipper, hap
pened on the last trip. Sim Clipp, the cook,
said he. took a fever, and when be kicked
the bucket We didn't delay long, but tied an
old grindstone and a rusty ak TO him to weight
him and chuckei him overheard. His boy
was aboard. and as Sims body went over a
big shark came up, opened his jaws, and into
the sharks NAV went Sim. His boy saw 1t,
gave a yell and sprang overheard. The shark
hadn't got his mouth shut vet, and the boy
went straight after his father. An hour
afterward an old whopper of a shark came
up 1ongside of us, and We made up our minds
10 capture him. We haited shark hook with
pork, presented il TO him and in half a
minute had the old man eater fast We got
him aboard 10y hard work and cut him open,
and what should We see inside of him but Sim
Clipp and his boy. We had captured their
shark. The funniest part of the matter was
that both Sim and the boy were alive. We
had made mistake about Sim being dead
when we cast him in the sea, and he had gone
down the sharks throat and come to just as
his boy went humping in against him. He
and the boy held council, and what do you
think they We're doing when We cut the shark
opent Rigging up the grindstone to sharpen
the AK, so they could cut a hole in the shark
and escape New York Sun.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-12

"Funny things occurred down at our house
Christmas said the brakeman. I'm away
almost every night in the year, but Christ
mas night ! got a hay off and staid home with
the wife ard the babies. Next door TO US
lives one of the stingiest old codgers that ever
was. Wheeler Is his name, and everybody
calls him Stingy Wheeler. He is an old chap
who has no children and no friends, and who
Is said TO be worth good deal of money.
I've had a good deal Of sickness in my house
this winter, and times have been right hard
with US 1t was mighty little Christmas We
had, | can tell you.
Well, there's one thing We can say,
Henry said my wife to me, and that is that
our house Is not hard TO warm. 1t beats all
the way coal does last Us here. That half ton
you got a month ago isn't nearly all gone yet
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-12

--Inars the way coal lasts when there's
nobody to steal it, as we had where we lived
last | replied Now there's only one man
in this neighbnrhood I'd suspect of stealing
coal, and that's Stingy Wheeler. | wouldn't
trust that old codger very far
Neither would !, said my wife.
THAT night, after We had got in bed, my
wife woke me, saying she was sure she heard
some one in the coal house.
Il believe its old Wheeler | said.
so do l., nv wife replied, but he care
ful. Henry. and don't get into any trouble
with the old skinflint, she added, as hastily
dressed myself.
Softly tiptoed out to the coal house, and
sure enough there was man there, hard at
work with shovel, il was Stmgy Wheeler,
and he was throwing coal from HI, bin into
mine. Chicago Herald.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-12
At Fault in Geography hut Not In Heart.

A distinguished TCinber of the profession
told me the following story the other day of
brother comedian, William J. Florence:
Florence, in his Younger days. was a great
speechmaker. On the least provocation he
would rush before the curtain and hurl eX-
presSions of gratitude and promises of a
speedy return at the hacks of the retreating
audience. One evening. when he was doing
one night stands on the New England circuit.
few injudi,inus auditors were bold enough
to applaud at the fall of the curtain on the
last act Fl5rence darted from behind and
bowed 10 the audience
Ladies and gentlemen" he said, "or fellow
townsmen. as | may call you. thank you.
Though YOU may not he acquainted with the
fact, il was in this old town OF New Haven
that l lived As boy. Under the shade Of.
the college elms and by the side of the old
court house I spent the happieSt days Of my
life. / see many familiar faces before me
tonight who We're boys with me then |
have met with seine appreciation IN my life.
but nowhere is it more sweet and more dear
than in this my native town. To-day as |
walked the streetS"-
At this point a gentleman in front whiS-
perei in very loud voice: Mr.. Florence,
this isn't New Haven, its Hartford "-Phila-
delphia Press
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-12
A WRITER SEReNACE.

VOICE.
~The lady moon is under a cloud;
ClIrabel. open your window wide:
The north wind. piping, now low. now loud,
Rufes the crest Of the rolling tide"
GUITAR.
Racketty tum. tum, tinkle-der-dee-
open the lattice. love, for me!
i've twanged and sung till the night is late,
And voice and patience alike are spent;
And the watch dog, chained at the wicket gate
Crows a surly accompaniment.
OH .waukety, bang, bang. twiddle-dee-deel
Look from your lattice, love, on me,
MY nose is blue with the cold, dear maid;
The frost is nipping each separate toe;
And the tripping notes Of my gay roulade
Trail of in a doleful trrmOlo.'
Tuum tum. shivcry. tweaky -dec-dee;
"Deigu from your lattice to smile on meI'
There's a light al last and a mufIled hum,
And the steGlthy creak of a door ajar;
She hears the ricketty-tum, tum, tuln,
And the wheezy whOOp, q, my wild guitar.
see yon envious curtains stir,
But O, for a rapturous glimpse of her
lean and listen with Straining ear;
Harkl That step, that litter again
And low in a lul of the blast hear
Old Tower chatting ct leash and chain;
And, ha. BY CLINT Of the moon See
Her father setting the dog on me-
iexeunt over the hack fenceD
-Emma Alice Browne in New York Ledger.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-12

OF SOFT snow the embryo statesman nodded &
into a perfect sphere and taking careful aim
shot it after the retreating pedagogue with
remarkable accuracy. The hall hit the tile
amidsbips and scattered the wreck ten feet
away The teacher looked round 10 discover
his aSSailant, but there was no one in sight
When school was dismissed that afternoon
the principal related his noon experience, and
declared that there was only one boy in the
school who could throw IA SNOWFALL $50 feet
with any precision That boy, he said. was
Paddock and. without waiting To take the
customary rule, the teacher seized an apple
sappling as big round as a baseball club, and,
taking the champion marksman 10y the collar,
he larrupei him until both stood in Il cloud
OF dust Paddock never threw any more
snowbaliS AT the teacher Chicago Herald.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-12

As those who have been to his Office know,
Gen. Black, commissioner of pensions, has a
pure Ethiopian, with interchangeable skin, for
his doorkeeper, and very good doorkeeper
he is.
Recently Congressman O'Donnell went up
to the commissioners Office, and meeting the
black man at the door, he stopped.
Are you Gen. Blackr be said, banter
ingly.
NO. sab. :" replied the doorkeeper, rs not
Gen Black. Is Jis' plain, common black,
sab Gen. Blacks inside, sab"
The congressman gave The doorkeeper q
cigar and went inside. w ashington Critic
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-12

A story is told Of a man of very silent
disposition who, driving in his gig over a
bridge. turned about and asked his servant if
he liked eggs.
The man replied, Yes, sir"
Nothing more was said on the subject till
the following year, when, driving over the
same bridge again, the master suddenly
.urned again to his servant and said,
How" to which the man promptly re-
sp"ndei. "Poached, SIR"
This however, aS an instance OF long inter
mission of discourse. sinks into insigniticance
beside all anecdote of minister of Campse,
near Glasgow 1t is related that the worthy
pastor one Archibald Denniston was de
prived Of his ministerial Office in 1850, and
not replaced till after the restoration. he
had, before leaving his charge, begun dis
course. and finished the first head. AT bis
return in 1861 he took up = second division OF
his interrupted sermon, calmly introducing
it with the remark that the times were al
tered, but the doctrines of the gospel were
always the same Chicago Herald.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-12

As have not such a great abundance Of
time in which to do this kind Of correspond
ence, | take the liberty of writing reply to
your esteemed favor and printing II where 1t
will meet the eve Of many persons no doubt
who may contemplate addressing me ON the
same subject.
OF the south generally | know very little
from personal observation, but YOU will find
throughout the south, wherever | have been,
n general tendency toward warmer weather
than YOU obtain in the norta.
North Carolina, you are no doubt aware,
is generally mountainous in its geographical
department. and on the map which perused
as "A student the state was of a dark blue
color Greatly 10 my surprise, however, on
arriving here found North Carolina to be
red. The soil. such rs it is, has the same
roSeate hue of the adult brick of commerce,
and continues in that condition constantly.
The farms generally are not large i'll size,
nnd are divided into three classes, viz, the
manSard farm, the Gothic farm and the
dormer farm. \ good Gothic farm, near
town, will bring from s25 to 500 per acre
including large wall pockets to hold farming
implements at night, so that they will not
drop out of the Gothic farm into the dormer
farm below.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-12
A Word to the Wise.


A sanity individual who tried TO offer up
prayer at the meeting of his creditors in
Queen Victoria street, New York, not long
ago, did not get as far as amen" on that
occasion. Among his creditors was rough
Scotchman. who soon as he got over the
amazement at the GOODNESS of the proceedings,
shouted out: "Sit doom, We dommed Internal
heepocreet II We say anither wurd to the
Almighty in my presence dom me if l dinna
kick yen The creditors roared, the petitioner
sat down, and the business of the meeting
proceeded in the manner usual on such oc-
cssions-Pittsburg Commercial Gazette.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-12

A few days ago certain member Of con-
gress-his identity is immaterial-took part
in the long and short haul discussion. Il
feel it my duty" he said, to vote for this
measure" The alert correspondent of San
Francisco paper telegraphed this utterance,
adding in parenthesis after the word
measure the words long and short haul. y
But either through the "cussedness" of the
wires. or the superior wisdom of the proof
reader the sentence was printed as follows
al feel it my duty to vote for this measure.
Iong and short howlsl - New York
Tribune
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-12
1t Would Remove the Remains.

Agent selling preparation for removing
stains from clothing-I have got here
Servant twho responds to the agents ring
Excuse me, please; but we are in great
trouble here today. The gentleman of the
house has been blown up in an explosion.
Ala. hurt muchi S-Blown to atoms.
Only a grease spot left of him. Ala.
Only grease spot, You sayi Well, here's a
bottle of my champion eradicator which will
remove that grease spot in two minutes
Charleston Mass Enterprise
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-12

Il want a coal stove" said sad eyed man
with a wall of despair.
"What kind Of stove do you want! Self
FEEDER" asked the dealer.
suffering Cesar, No! A self-feeding
stove with coal $50 a ton and famine close
at hand! You must he insane. | want a
stove that you can feed with a spoon-one
that doesn't get hungry more than twice
week and has enough humanity in it to heat
three rooms when the Thermometer is below
zero a self-feeding stove! want one that
can bring up on bottle Chicago Herald.